Evaluation of maximum gasoline production of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactions in GTL technology: A discretized approach

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-219

  Arabpour, M ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a,b   Iranshahi, D ^a   Raeissi, S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discretized model; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Hydrogen injection; Optimization; Water removal

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUEL INJECTION; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION;

CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; CONVENTIONAL SYNTHESIS; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS; DISCRETIZED MODELS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS REACTION; HYDROGEN INJECTION; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; WATER REMOVAL;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84866512371     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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